Banquet Piece with Ham

1656

Step right up to this lavish 17th-century Dutch feast, where a giant slice of ham and scattered oysters sit ready for a party that never happened. Willem Claesz. Heda, a master of the Baroque still life, uses that dramatically peeled lemon and tipped-over silver cup as cheeky reminders that all good things—like a fancy banquet—must eventually come to an end. The way the light catches the crumpled white tablecloth and the gleaming pewter makes you almost smell the salt and wine, proving that painting food was serious business in the Dutch Golden Age.

Technique: Oil painting

Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Views: 17

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